Dune: Imperium

The box is damaged when I receive it.

Great mesh of worker placement and deck building. I really enjoy the solo play too.

Excellent game play. Nice quality. Very pleased.

This is a worker placement/engine building/deck building game that incorporates the story and themes from Frank Herberts Dune novel. It plays well, has a lot of variety of play, and is pretty captivating. We played once through to learn the rules. Then played through 2 more times after looking up some questions we had that werent quite clear in the rule book. It is a 3-4 player game with rules for solo and 2 player that include card generated rivals to bring to 3 player. We are 2 players and found that the 3rd card generated rival added the right amount of tension and strategic resistance to make the game very interesting. As with most games, the rule book could use an index and a bit better organization, but it is reasonably complete with only a one page errata available online. If I was rating this game on boardgamegeek.com, I would give it an 8. There is plenty of room for expansions and I hope the expansions include more deck cards, combat cards, and leader cards.

FANTASTIC hybrid of deck-building and worker-placement. All the real flavor of DUNE without the complexity of previous games. My favorite game of this year.

I like the deck building elements and that isnt not just a race to get the best card. Cards you add to your deck have different ways to play it which means its not a matter of picking the best cards faster or being lucky. The game is also rather intuitive while still having a lot to calculate. The only critique I would give, other then the somewhat muted color of the board, is that it feels like there could be more things. Maybe its me, but I can see expansions giving more houses with more interesting play styles. Though its not meant to be a highly Asymmetric experience, still like the game and would completely recommend if you like worker placement or deck building .

If youre looking to buy this game as a deck-builder, I recommend looking elsewhere. If viewing this as a worker placement game where deck-building can tilt the style of play, this is a must-pick up. I enjoy the tense decision making and the card/worker interplay. Ive also played 1 and 2 player variants and the free companion app is well done and easy to implement. Its not a cheap game, but it deserves a place on your shelf (and table!).

This takes a couple of hours to learn but the rules and online videos make it really easy to pick up. Lots of repeat value for playing as the strategies are intriguing and the characters are cool. Definitely for more advanced game players (10+ I would say).

This game is priced at $50.00 dollars on Dire Wolf’s website. Don’t overpay, buy it somewhere else. Fantastic game.

Love this game. Rules are not overwhelming. Choices are plenty and meaningful. The game is really balanced and plays well at 1, 2, or 3. While I am a Sci-Fan fan (books, movies) I dont really care about the Dune theme one way or the other. The game is fun and crunchy.